by Robert Sharp (Author), James a. Harrison (Author)

Beowulf is the conventional title of an Old English heroic epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines, set in Scandinavia, commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature.The text in this volume is based on the single surviving manuscript known as the Nowell Codex. Also inside is a complete glossary with each word cross-referenced to the line in which it appears.